In the Toto University Baseball Tournament, a game between Nippon University and Aoyama Gakuin University was held at Jingu Stadium on the 18th, and Aoyama Gakuin University won 1-9 thanks to pitcher Hanto Tsunehiro, the No. 1 draft pick, pitcher Hato Tsunehiro, who gave up one run in the ninth inning, to clinch the championship for the 9th time since spring.
This season's Toto University baseball team has attracted more attention than usual, with many good pitchers who are attracting attention as the No. 1 draft picks in professional baseball, and while the fall league games will be crowded, the match between Nippon University and Aoyama Gakuin University on the 18th was a big one where the winner would win the championship.
The game was reversed in the third inning when Aoyama Gakuin University chased one run and scored two runs on a timely hit by Yu Tezuka in the second.
In the sixth inning, captain Daisuke Nakajima hit a bases-loaded home run to extend the lead by scoring six runs in one fell swoop.
Pitcher Hanto Tsunehiro, the No. 1 draft pick this year, threw nine innings, allowing five hits and eight strikeouts to complete the game as Aoyama Gakuin University won 3-2.
As a result, Aoyama Gakuin University won the championship for the 2th time since the spring, as it was confirmed that the team would increase its head-to-head record to "three" points and eventually lead the winning percentage.
Aoyama Gakuin University will participate in the Meiji Jingu Tournament that will start on November 6.